May 1 Deadline for City Motor Licenses Issued
Police Chief J Thomas Boyd warns May 1 is the cutoff to secure and display new city motor license plates. Starting today, summons will be issued to motorists in violation. AWNINGS All Types for Home and Stores E W Armstrong Co advertises. CORSET SALE begins May 3 for ten days at Hensell Corset Shop. South End Fire Company to meet May 3 with new television installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Thomas Boyd
Boyd
E. W. Armstrong CO
Winchester
Hensell Corset
S. Loudoun St
South End Fire Company
Recreation Leader Training Institute Planned at Christ Church
A recreation leadership training institute is set for Christ Episcopal parish hall May 17 to 19 with morning and evening sessions. Hugh T. Henry coordinates the program presented by the recreation department and local groups, with multiple committee members from Girl Scouts Teen Club and Boys Club among others assisting in sessions on program planning and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Parish Hall
Hugh T. Henry
Recreation Dept
Betty Gibbons
Frank Yeakle
Girl Scouts
William H. Lawrence
Teen Club
Grace Bosserman
Recreation
Herbert Solenberger
Herbert Wilkins
Joseph Massie Jr
Ben Belchic
BS. T. Clark
Oliver Jamison Insurance Chief Dies at 71
Oliver L. Jamison, 71, Winchester insurer and orchardist, died suddenly of a heart attack at 6 15 p m at his home 115 North Washington Street. Born in Frederick County Maryland he moved to Winchester in 1907 with Metropolitan Insurance Co later becoming Aetna agent for the area. He led Jamison and Gore Insurance Co was a Sacred Heart Catholic church member Kiwanis and Sarah Zane Fire Co. Survived by widow Nellie Michael, brothers John I Joseph Melvin Jamison of Frederick and sister Mary Esther Jamison Walkersville. Last rites at Sacred Heart church at 10 a m with interment at Mt Olivet Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver L. Jamison
Winchester
Washington St
Ignatius
Mary Jamison
Frederick County
Nellie Michael
Frederick
Metropolitan Insurance Co
Aetna
Jamison and Gore Insurance Agency
Jamison
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Kiwanis Club
Sarah Zane Fire Co
John I
Joseph
Melvin Jamison
Calvin Hamilton
Walkersville
Mary Esther Jamison
Sacred Heart Church
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Mail-bomb kills captain's brother in England
A parcel bomb addressed to Capt. Roy Ferran exploded at the Ferran home in Wolverhampton killing his brother Pex Ferran, 26. The device, wrapped as a copy of Shakespeare, was delivered this morning in the English city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolverhampton
England
Roy Ferran
Palestine
Pex Ferran
Ferran
Freighter Shell Bar Reports Uncontrolled Fire Off Hatteras
The American freighter Shell Bar reported a fire in holds 1 and 2 about 15 miles off Diamond Shoals lightship near Cape Hatteras. Coast Guard headquarters received the message and the cutter Ingham was ordered from Norfolk to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Shell Bar
Diamond Shoals
Cape Hatteras
Coast Guard
Ingham
Taft Stassen Clash Reaches Climax in Ohio Fight
In Cleveland on May 3 7 Sen Taft and Harold Stassen press their Ohio delegate contest with 23 of 33 nominating votes at stake. Analysts see potential ripple effects on Illinois and Pennsylvania delegations and the Philadelphia convention as polling closes.
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Cleveland
Sen
Taft
Harold Stassen
Ohio
Philadelphia
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Dewey
Oregon
Stassen
Stassens
Fete Deficit Whittled Down To 1352
Apple Blossom Festival president H Delmer Robinson thanked contributors as the 21st annual fete narrowed the budget shortfall from over $4000 to 1352. He urged remaining donors to support a successful festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Delmer Robinson
Crosby Donates $1000 to Front Royal Recreation
Bing Crosby as grand marshal helped launch Front Royal Recreation Week with a $1000 donation to the recreation fund. The event at Warren County High School drew thousands, with Crosby singing five songs and joking with Bob Hope references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing Crosby
Warren County
Front Royal
Recreation Fund
Preston Collins
Crosby
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
Wiscracks
Bob Hope
Howard A. Duncan
Front Royal Recreation Assn
Carl B. Miller
Association
Bing
Warren County Court House
Warren County High School
Raymond R. Guest
Collins
Kenneth Windle
Otie Kibler
Sen. Guest
Hart to Oppose Senator Robertson
Roanoke lawyer James P. Hart Jr. will oppose Senator A Willis Robertson in the August Democratic primary for the U S Senate. Hart, treasurer of the Committee for Democracy in Virginia and a former army colonel, said he entered the contest to challenge the Byrd machine. At Richmond, state anti organization Democrats leader Martin A Hutchinson said he will not support Hart's candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
James P. Hart, Jr
A. Willis Robertson
Senate
Hart
Committee For Democracy In Virginia
Byrd
Richmond
Martin A. Hutchinson
Democrats
Supreme Court bans racial real estate covenants enforceable by courts
The Supreme Court in a 6-0 decision holds restrictive covenants that bar colored people from all white neighborhoods cannot be enforced by state or federal courts. Justice Vinson writes that voluntary adherence without court enforcement does not violate law, while stressing the 14th amendment's aim of equal protection.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Vinson
Jackson
Reed
Rutledge
Black
Frankfurter
Douglas
Murphy
Burton
St . Louis
Detroit
Washington D. C
U. S
Scout Training Course Opens Tomorrow at First Baptist Church
About 35 Scouters are expected to enroll in the Shawnee district committee men opening at 7 30 p m tomorrow. C F Germelman is training chairman with Stover Rohrer as secretary. Julian Armel will open the ceremony, Wilbur Johnston discusses the Scouting advancement program, Troop 18 Berryville presents a troop board of review dramatization, and Rohrer speaks on troop committee duties. A film titled The patrol method will be shown. Halsey T Green will cause the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
First Baptist Church
C. F. Germelman
Stover Rohrer
Julian Armel
Wilbur Johnston
Berryville
Rohrer
Halsey T. Green
Hughes Buys RKO Option to Purchase Control
Hollywood reports Howard Hughes has taken an option to buy control of RKO Studios from Floyd Odlum. The move positions Hughes to potentially reshape the film company and its operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holilywood
Howerd Hughes
RKO Studios
Floyd Odlum
West Virginia tornado kills five in six towns
A central West Virginia tornado killed five members of a Hupp hill family and caused about 1 million dollars in damage across six rural communities. Rescue crews revised the death toll downward to five as the storm swept through Clarksburg and surrounding areas.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Kentucky
Grand Lake
Oklahoma
Bernice
Whitteoak
Grove
Erie
Hupp Hill
Raymond Ayler
Pearl
Raymond
Arthur Aylor
Charles William Aylor
Chest Clinics Set Two Days At Frederick School Sites
Mrs A W Wright executive secretary of the Frederick county Tuberculosis Agency said the county chest clinic will run Thursday and Friday with mobile x ray units at Stephens City high school 9 am to 4 pm and Miller School Winchester 9 am to 4 pm with 7 to 10 30 pm hours for those who cannot attend during the day. The May 6 effective dietary food handler x ray rule applies to all licensed persons who handle prepare or serve food. The clinic is open to all county residents including school children who will be bused and parents may ride along to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Wright
Frederick Count Tuberculosis Agsn
County Chest Clinic
Stephens City High School
Miller School
Whitlock Ave
Winchester
Wright
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Frederick County School Board
Jerusalem Quiet Under 48-hour Jew-Arab Truce
Jerusalem reports a 48-hour truce in the southern Katamon area as British forces rush to quell a deteriorating situation two weeks before a city-wide pledge. The Highland Light Infantry enforces the armistice amid scarce fighting inside, with sporadic clashes in outer suburbs and a large British reinforcement arriving via Haifa from Cyprus.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Kattamon
Highland Light Infantry
Haifa
Cyprus
War Veteran Appointed Driver for Friendship Fire Co
Clark Paul Clark a World War II veteran and Frederick County native was named a driver for the Friendship Fire Co joining Irvin Brayton. The two-driver policy aims for 24 hour daily protection and aligns with city budget plans for 1948 49 effective July 1. Clark recently left taxi work to join the firehouse after service discharge in 1942 and 29 months overseas. He is 25 and single.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Clark
Frederick County
Friendship Fire Co
Irvin Brayton
Winchester
Clark
Friendship Fire House
Ida Clark
Pront Royal
J. W. Clark
Draft Housing Bills Wanted by June 21
Washington May 3 Congress faces a June 21 deadline as Republicans meet in Philadelphia to pick a candidate and Democrats plan in July. Key unfinished items include a draft law, Taft-Ellender-Wagner housing legislation, the maltose tax change, renewal of the reciprocal trades act, displaced persons admission, civil rights measures, and tidelands bills with ongoing Senate and House action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow Washington
Congress
Philadelphia
Europe
Senate
House
Tidelands
House approves two year draft bill by 28 to 5 vote
The House armed services committee backed a two year draft bill by 28 to 5. It would raise total armed forces to 2 005 882 with 18 to 30 year olds registered and 19 to 25 liable for two years service. Doctors up to 45 could be drafted. ministers and some objectors exempt. schooling and dependency deferments set by the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Army
Air Force
Marine Corps
Ise
Secretary of Defense
Defense Forrestal
Jopan
R-Mo
Philbin
D-Mass
Havenner
D Calif
Heffernan
D-Ny
Clason
R-Mass
Andrews
R-Ny
Rep
Vinson
D-Ga
Bruce Selected ECA Deputy By Truman
Howard Bruce of Maryland was nominated to be deputy administrator for Economic Cooperation. He is a Baltimore industrialist and former Maryland DNC member who would work under Paul Hoffman. Bruce chairs Worthington Pump and Maryland Dry Co. and served in the Army Service Forces earning the Distinguished Service Medal. Born in 1879 in Richmond, he is a VMI graduate with a Civil Engineering degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walinghton
Howard Bruce
Maryland
Bruce
Baltimore
Democratic National Committee
Paul Hoffman
Worthington Pump and Machinery Corp
Maryland Dry Co
Army Service Forces
Materil
Senate
Truman
Richmond
VMI
Mount Williams club to host chicken and ham supper
Mount Williams hunting club announces a chicken and ham supper at the Community Hall. Rhodes Jewelry Co at 21 West Boscawen St is noted in the preview with no further details and no clear date provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Williams
Satureum
Rhodes Jewelry Co
West Boscawen St
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Harry F. Byrd, Jr
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Jo-Ann Armstrong
Harry Rainsberger, Jr
Oliver Jamison
Climax
By Jack Bell
Front Royal Recreation
Star Jam Auditorium
Fetc
Senator Robertson
Hughes
RKO
Fred Vinson
Hoyt
S Vandenberg
Carl Spattz
Boston
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ECA
Hoffman
Whitacre
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